Muhammad Garba, the state’s Commissioner for Information, disclosed this
in a statement issued in Kano on Thursday
The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) has fixed Jan.
16, for the election of 44 local council chairmen and 484 councilors
sequel to the expiration of their three-year tenure.
The last election was conducted in February 2018 in the 44 Local
Government Areas of the state.
Garba said the amount was approved by the State Executive Council (SEC)
meeting held on Wednesday at the Government House, Kano.
He said: “Following the release of the itinerary for the conduct of the
January 16, 2021 local government council’s election, approval has been
given for the purchase of sensitive and non-sensitive materials in the
total sum of N2.3 billion.
“In the spirit of shared and collective responsibility in governance,
the fund, as recommended by the Association of Local Government of
Nigeria (ALGON), will be shared between the state and local government
on a ratio of 55 and 45 percent, translating to the tune of N1.3 billion
and N1.064 billion respectively.”
Garba said that the council approved the revocation of the contract
awarded to Messrs Tiamin Multi-Services Global Limited for the
rehabilitation of Ahmadu Bello Way for non-performance and lack of
timely completion of the project.
The council approved the re-award of the contract to Messrs Triacta
Nigeria Limited at the cost of N1.2 billion.
The Commissioner announced the release of a 15 percent advance payment
amounting to N84.9 million to the contractor while about 12 percent
progress achieved.
Garba said the SEC approved N169.5 million to the state’s Senior
Secondary School Management Board for feeding, logistics, and monitoring
of students writing the National Examination Council (NECO) and the
National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) examinations.
The amount was provided to facilitate logistics arrangements and feeding
of 12,171 candidates writing NECO and NBAIS examinations in the state.
The SEC approved the elongation of the terminal Grade Level (GL) of
Assistant Library Officer Cadre from GL 13-14 and subsequent issuance of
adoption circular on the same by the Office of the Head of Civil Service
in keeping with the government commitment towards improving the
condition of service and welfare of workers.
“The request for the elongation issued by the Office of the Head of
Civil Service of the Federation indicates that approval has been given
by the National Council on Establishment, just as the terminal grade
levels of some cadres such as data processing, statisticians,
pharmacists, community and radiologists have been elongated.”
Garba disclosed that the SEC also approved N37 million to the state’s
Zoological and Wildlife Management Agency for the restocking of animals
in the Kano zoo.
According to him, animal collections in the zoo are facing dangers of
old age, lack of pairing partners and inbreeding depress due to the
inability to restock for many years.
The Kano Zoo was registered by the Pan African Association of Zoos and
Aquaria (PAAZAB) in 2007. (NAN )